PERU
Peru's classics.
Our pick of the 10 food tours worth booking in Peru, with the details that matter: what you see, how long you need, and what it costs.
4-hour Lima food tour in Barranco: watch ceviche and lomo saltado, make pisco sour, taste fair-trade chocolate, and more.
“You have to do it! Every stop was worth it. Amazing program and an excellent guide who took me to the very best spots. Highly recommended.”
A 4-hour English street food tour through Lima’s historic center, with market stops, Chinatown bites, and classic casona chilcano.
“Great tour. Well worth your money, plenty of food ranging from small local restaurants and street food vendors to fruits from the local market. Excellent background on local culture, and culinary knowledge as well as info about the historical inner city with the guide. Made our stay in Lima.”
Sacred Valley food and culture tour: Urubamba market tastings, Ollantaytambo chicha, Huilloc family lunch, and Urubamba dessert.
“We did a food-tasting tour with Liat in the Sacred Valley — it was absolutely amazing! Every stop was full of flavors, local stories, and great energy. Liat is super knowledgeable, friendly, and made the experience unforgettable.”
3.5-hour Lima street food tour with Bruce: Central Market, Chinatown, Barrios Altos, and optional pisco sour for $50.
“Love the tour as you get to eat street food while experience local culture. The guide Bruce with Inka Pride was great and informative about places to vist and see. He did offer alternatives for those who are not adventurous in there food choice as well. Overall the food picks tasted delicious 😋”
Private Lima street-food tour with 10 tastings and city highlights, including Chanchamayo coffee, in about 3 hours.
Private 3-hour Cusco food tour with 10 local tastings, fruit juices, ceviche and pisco sour, plus landmarks like Qorikancha and La Merced.
“Our guide Angelo is well spoken and interesting. I will give him credit that he's very knowledgeable about the culture and he did interact. There were 5 of us in this tour. 1st Stop: Each of us had Jugueria (juice)-mixed with tomato(sacha tomate) /pineapple /orange juice. 2nd Stop: We sampled 2 kinds of passion fruits-one…”
A 4-hour Miraflores food walk with coffee, chicharrones, market fruit, ceviche, pisco, and churros, led by a small bilingual group.
“Miguel was a great tour guide with just the right pace to enjoy the delights of Peruvian food and local fruits and a delicious drink. I highly recommend this tour to an you one wanting to experience the flavors of Peru!”
3-hour small-group food walk in Lima’s Barranco, tasting Criollo, Nikkei and Chifa across 4–5 top spots with water and dessert.
“The tour guide did not show up. I waited 15 minutes but no one showed it At least I will be getting a refund”
Vegan Peruvian cooking class in Cusco with San Pedro Market visit and two pisco cocktails. Make vegan ceviche, causa, quinoa tamal.
“I loved learning how to make tamales, a whisky sour (without alcohol for me) and shopping for our ingredients at a lively, colorful Peruvian market. We had a lot of fun as the other people attending this activity lived all over the world and made it fun!!!”
Lima street food tour: ceviche, Chinatown bites, tropical fruit, churros, and pisco and chicha morada in the historic center.
“Yozi was a great Guide. I was the only one that booked it for that so it was a private tour which was awesome. The variety and quantity of the food was amazing and everything was super tasty. I was picked up at a station in Miraflores and we rode the public transport together to…”
